We provide investment banking, research, sales and trading, asset and wealth management, public finance, insurance, private capital, and family office services.
We are a family-owned financial services firm that values client relationships, long-term stability, and supporting the communities where we live and work.
The idea of family defines our culture, because each of us knows that our reputation is on the line as if our own name was on the door.
Our reputation as a leading independent financial services firm is built on the stability of our longstanding and highly experienced senior executives.
We are committed to corporate philanthropy; economic and financial literacy advocacy; and diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives.
Stephens is proud to sponsor the PGA TOUR, LPGA Tour, and PGA TOUR Champions careers, as well as applaud the philanthropic endeavors, of our Brand Ambassadors.
Stephens is the official investment banking partner of Williams Racing, one of the most winning teams in F1 history. We share that tradition of success.
We host many highly informative meetings each year with clients, industry decision makers, and thought leaders across the U.S. and in Europe.
Mrs. Hurst is a Senior Vice President of the Stephens Capital Management division of Stephens Inc. in Little Rock, AR. Mrs. Hurst is responsible for managing the day-to-day operations of the investment components of the StephensChoice platform and of the State of Arkansas Deferred Compensation Plan, known as the Arkansas Diamond Plan. She is Chairperson of the StephensChoice Investment Committee and former Chairperson of the Stephens Allocation Strategies Investment Committee. Mrs. Hurst began her career in investments in 1982 at T. J. Raney & Sons.
Mrs. Hurst is a FINRA Registered Representative (Series 7) and a Registered Investment Advisor Representative (Series 66). Mrs. Hurst graduated with honors from the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville in 1979 with a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology. She was awarded the Chartered Financial Analyst designation in 1989. She is a past member of the New York Society of Analysts. She also is a member and past president of the Arkansas Society of Financial Analysts, and the CFA Institute.
